England Match No. 342 - Northern Ireland - 8 October 1960

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342	Saturday, 8 October 1960 Home International Championship 1960-61 (66th) Match Northern Ireland 2 England 5	Match Summary

Domestic Football Results

Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England

Football League Division One:

Aston Villa 2 Newcastle United 0
Villa Park, Birmingham (25,336)
Wylie 19, Crowe 52

Villa were without Peter McParland

Newcastle were without Dick Keith



Blackburn Rovers 1 Burnley 4
Ewood Park, Blackburn (26,223)
Thomas 29 ~ Connelly 21, 43, Adamson 81 (pen), Robson 85

Blackburn were without Bryan Douglas & Derek Dougan

Burnley were without Brian Miller, Alex Elder & Jimmy McIlroy



Blackpool 2 Fulham 5
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (20,623)
Charnley 33, 80 ~ Langley 15 (pen), Cook 44, 73, O'Connell 54, Leggat 60

Blackpool were without Jimmy Armfield

Fulham were without Johnny Haynes



Bolton Wanderers 0 West Bromwich Albion 1
Burnden Park, Bolton (18,672)

Bolton were without Billy McAdams

West Brom were without Bobby Robson



Everton 0 Preston North End 0
Goodison Park, Liverpool (36,717)

Leicester City 2 Arsenal 1
Filbert Street, Leicester (22,501)
Leek 43, 74 ~ Henderson 66



West Ham United 4 Birmingham City 3
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (15,954)
Grice 14, 52, Musgrove 23, Dunmore 60 ~ Hellawell 29, 82, Rudd 75

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Cardiff City 2
Molineux, Wolverhampton (23,800)
Farmer 7, 27 ~ Hudson 38, Edwards 74

Wolves were without Ron Flowers

Matches postponed due to more than one player on international duty:

Chelsea vs. Sheffield Wednesday

Chelsea were without Jimmy Greaves

Wednesday were without Ron Springett & Peter Swan

Manchester United vs. Nottingham Forest

United were without Bobby Charlton & Harry Gregg

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City

Tottenham were without Bobby Smith & Danny Blanchflower

Defending champions, Burnley had a convincing derby victory at Blackburn after deciding not to postpone their fixture with three players on international duty, but they had already fallen some distance behind the early pacesetters, led by record-breakers, Tottenham, who had set a new Football League record by winning their first eleven games of the season.

Division One Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Tottenham Hotspur 11 5 0 0 6 0 0 36 11 22

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Sheffield Wednesday 11 6 0 0 2 3 0 19 7 19

Burnley 12 4 0 2 4 0 2 29 16 16

Everton 12 5 1 0 2 1 3 28 19 16

Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 4 2 1 2 1 2 22 20 15

Fulham 12 5 1 0 2 0 4 27 30 15

Blackburn Rovers 12 4 0 2 2 2 2 28 24 14

Manchester City 10 3 2 0 2 1 2 21 18 13

Aston Villa 12 6 0 1 0 1 4 25 31 13

Leicester City 12 2 1 3 3 1 2 22 21 12

Arsenal 12 5 0 1 0 1 5 17 13 11

West Ham United 12 5 1 0 0 0 6 26 32 11

Chelsea 11 2 2 1 2 0 4 28 28 10

Birmingham City 12 3 1 1 1 1 5 20 21 10

Newcastle United 12 3 0 3 2 0 4 25 30 10

Preston North End 12 3 1 2 1 1 4 14 20 10

Cardiff City 12 2 1 2 2 1 4 14 23 9

West Bromwich Albion 12 2 0 3 2 0 5 22 22 8

Manchester United 10 2 1 2 0 1 4 17 22 6

Bolton Wanderers 12 1 2 4 1 0 4 16 24 6

Nottingham Forest 11 1 2 3 1 0 4 14 23 6

Blackpool 12 1 0 5 0 2 4 15 30 4

Division One Leading Goalscorers

13 - Bobby Smith (Tottenham)
12 - Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), Jimmy Robson (Burnley)

Football League Division Two:

Charlton Athletic 0 Ipswich Town 2
The Valley, Charlton (12,671)
Phillips 1, Millward 27



Huddersfield Town 3 Southampton 1
Leeds Road, Huddersfield (11,220)
Massie 4, McCann 27, Stokes 72 ~ Penk 26

Lincoln City 1 Liverpool 2
Sincil Bank, Lincoln (7,699)
Hawksworth 77 ~ Hunt 56, 85

Luton Town 4 Bristol Rovers 2
Kenilworth Road, Luton (9,373)
Tracey 66, McBride 70, Sampson OG 75, Turner 85 ~ Purdon 22, Bradford 28

Luton were without Billy Bingham



Norwich City 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Carrow Road, Norwich (22,919)
Hill 33, Whitehouse 68 ~ McNeill 83, Jennings 90



Plymouth Argyle 3 Middlesbrough 3
Home Park, Plymouth (19,894)
Kirby 30, Jackson 46, McAnearney 71 ~ Burbeck 8, Clough 16, 42

Middlesbrough were without Mick McNeil



Portsmouth 2 Rotherham United 2
Fratton Park, Portsmouth (7,759)
Newman 53, 59 ~ Smith 18, Kirkman 62



Sheffield United 2 Scunthorpe United 0
Bramall Lane, Sheffield (14,160)
Simpson 43, 60



Stoke City 1 Leyton Orient 2
Victoria Ground, Stoke (9,349)
Wilshaw 6 ~ Brown 36, Johnston 38

Sunderland 2 Leeds United 3
Roker Park, Sunderland (22,296)
McPheat 58, Lawther 85 ~ Peyton 8, Francis 39, McCole 81

Swansea Town 2 Derby County 1
Vetch Field, Swansea (8,999)
Allchurch 14, Todd 44 ~ Hall 55

Sheffield United were on a run of ten wins from eleven games in a season when they almost reached the FA Cup Final.

Division Two Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Sheffield United 13 7 0 0 3 1 2 27 10 21

Ipswich Town 12 4 1 0 4 2 1 30 15 19

Plymouth Argyle 12 5 2 0 2 0 3 26 15 16

Norwich City 12 4 3 0 2 1 2 19 11 16

Southampton 12 5 0 1 1 2 3 31 25 14

Liverpool 12 4 1 1 2 1 3 18 15 14

Rotherham United 12 4 1 1 1 2 3 16 12 13

Middlesbrough 12 2 2 2 2 3 1 24 20 13

Huddersfield Town 12 2 2 2 3 1 2 18 21 13

Scunthorpe United 12 2 3 0 2 1 4 23 20 12

Portsmouth 13 5 1 0 0 1 6 24 30 12

Charlton Athletic 12 3 2 2 0 3 2 24 24 11

Leeds United 12 1 2 3 3 1 2 24 29 11

Leyton Orient 12 2 0 4 2 2 2 18 24 10

Bristol Rovers 12 3 2 1 0 2 4 23 31 10

Stoke City 12 3 2 1 0 2 4 11 15 10

Luton Town 12 3 1 2 0 3 3 18 26 10

Sunderland 12 2 2 2 0 3 3 19 19 9

Brighton & Hove Albion 12 3 1 1 0 2 5 20 27 9

Derby County 12 2 3 1 1 0 5 17 25 9

Lincoln City 12 2 2 2 1 1 4 14 21 9

Swansea Town 12 2 2 2 0 1 5 13 22 7

Division Two Leading Goalscorers

13 - Barrie Thomas (Scunthorpe)
12 - Ray Crawford (Ipswich)

Football League Division Three:

Barnsley 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
Oakwell, Barnsley (5,078)
Harrop OG 5, Houghton 23
~ Onyeali 75



Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0 Brentford 1
Dean Court, Bournemouth (5,820)
McLeod 29

Bradford City 2 Watford 2
Valley Parade, Bradford (4,572)
D.Jackson 4, Reid 40 (pen) ~ Holton 22, Pygall 70

Bristol City 3 Port Vale 4
Ashton Gate, Bristol (8,803)
Atyeo 6, 66, Tait 25 ~ Jackson 57 (pen), Portwood 72, 77, Whalley 80



Colchester United 1 Shrewsbury Town 1
Layer Road, Colchester (4,191)
Langman 37 ~ McLaughlin 3



Coventry City 3 Southend United 0
Highfield Road, Coventry (11,579)
Farmer 24, Costello OG 31, Myerscough 83



Grimsby Town 3 Walsall 1
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (9,846)
Williams 13, Jobling 61, Rafferty 63



Hull City 0 Bury 1
Boothferry Park, Hull (13,164)
Jackson (pen) 33



Newport County 1 Halifax Town 1
Somerton Park, Newport (3,698)
McPherson 17 ~ Whitelaw 50

Notts County 1 Swindon Town 0
Meadow Lane, Nottingham (11,483)
Bircumshaw 33



Queen's Park Rangers 3 Torquay United 3
Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (7,901)
Bedford 17, Lazarus 28, 58 ~ T.Northcott 15, Hancock 67, Cox 72

Reading 2 Chesterfield 0
Elm Park, Reading (4,986)
Wheeler 70, 86

Bury had embarked on a run of twelve wins in 13 games and they would end the season as champions.

Division Three Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Bury 14 4 1 1 5 2 1 39 14 21

Grimsby Town 15 6 2 0 2 3 2 26 16 21

Watford 15 5 2 0 3 2 3 30 23 20

Halifax Town 15 6 1 0 1 4 3 29 25 19

Walsall 15 6 1 0 2 1 5 30 21 18

Torquay United 15 4 4 0 2 2 3 29 22 18

Notts County 15 7 0 0 0 4 4 31 24 18

Queen's Park Rangers 15 6 2 0 1 2 4 27 21 18

Hull City 15 5 1 2 2 1 4 28 24 16

Barnsley 14 4 2 1 3 0 4 26 26 16

Swindon Town 14 4 1 1 1 4 3 19 13 15

Newport County 14 5 3 0 0 2 4 28 27 15

Port Vale 15 4 2 2 1 3 3 31 30 15

Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 15 3 4 1 2 0 5 22 24 14

Brentford 15 4 1 2 1 3 4 22 27 14

Bristol City 14 5 1 2 0 2 4 25 25 13

Coventry City 15 4 3 0 0 1 7 24 30 12

Southend United 15 3 1 4 1 2 4 23 28 11

Reading 14 4 1 2 0 2 5 22 29 11

Tranmere Rovers 14 3 2 2 1 0 6 22 40 10

Shrewsbury Town 14 1 5 1 0 2 5 17 29 9

Bradford City 13 2 2 2 0 2 5 19 25 8

Colchester United 14 3 2 3 0 0 6 18 31 8

Chesterfield 14 2 2 2 0 2 6 16 29 8

Division Three Leading Goalscorers

12 - Tony Hateley (Notts C.), Tommy Northcott (Torquay), Colin Taylor (Walsall), Don Watson (Bury), Jimmy Wheeler (Reading)

Football League Division Four:

Carlisle United 0 Crewe Alexandra 1
Brunton Park, Carlisle (4,365)
Riley 51



Crystal Palace 4 Barrow 2
Selhurst Park, Croydon (13,845)
Uphill 10, 53, Woan 49, Petchey 80
~ Bannan 19, Fleming 44

Darlington 2 Gillingham 2
Feethams Ground, Darlington (6,708)
Morton 30, Worsman 75 ~ Farrall 39, 65

Doncaster Rovers 3 Millwall 0
Belle Vue, Doncaster (3,449)
Meredith 11, Fernie 26, Broadbent 55



Exeter City 1 Aldershot 0
St James Park, Exeter (3,107)
Rees 30



Hartlepools United 4 Accrington Stanley 1
Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (2,525)
Johnson 34, 62, 68 (pen), Clark 39 ~ Swindells 84



Mansfield Town 2 Workington 0
Field Mill, Mansfield (2,338)
Fitzsimons 25, Hinchliffe OG 53



Peterborough United 3 Northampton Town 3
London Road, Peterborough (22,959)
McNamee 46, 61, Emery 63 ~ Leck 1, Deakin 3, Fowler 24



Rochdale 2 Chester 0
Spotland, Rochdale (3,826)
Lord 41, Hepton 49

Southport 2 Bradford 3
Haig Avenue, Southport (5,586)
Blore 36, Jones 82 ~ Hooley 16, Buchanan 30, Anders 51

Stockport County 0 Oldham Athletic 1
Edgeley Park, Stockport (11,374)
Liddell 68



Wrexham 4 York City 0
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (5,184)
Griffiths 9, Roberts 12, Davies 29, Metcalf 66

The shock of the day when the top club, Stockport lost at home to bottom-of-the-table Oldham was, in hindsight, nothing of the sort, as Stockport finished below their local rivals at the end of the season, on goal average, as they both ended up in the middle of the table.

Division Four Table

Team P Home Away F A ₧

W D L W D L

Stockport County 15 5 2 1 4 1 2 26 14 21

Peterborough United 15 5 1 2 4 2 1 43 28 21

Crystal Palace 15 5 2 1 3 2 2 44 28 20

Northampton Town 14 6 1 0 3 1 3 33 23 20

Aldershot 15 6 1 0 2 1 5 29 20 18

Darlington 15 5 1 2 3 1 3 28 23 18

Bradford 15 5 1 1 3 1 4 34 29 18

Rochdale 15 5 1 2 3 0 4 28 17 17

Wrexham 15 6 0 2 2 0 5 23 17 16

York City 14 6 2 0 0 2 4 27 21 16

Southport 15 4 2 2 3 0 4 22 26 16

Crewe Alexandra 15 4 1 3 2 2 3 19 20 15

Workington 15 4 2 2 2 1 4 23 26 15

Gillingham 14 4 2 1 0 4 3 28 28 14

Accrington Stanley 14 4 2 0 1 2 5 26 29 14

Millwall 15 2 2 3 2 2 4 31 33 12

Carlisle United 15 2 2 3 2 2 4 21 27 12

Barrow 14 3 2 1 1 1 6 14 23 11

Exeter City 15 4 1 3 0 2 5 15 25 11

Mansfield Town 14 3 1 3 2 0 5 15 25 11

Doncaster Rovers 14 4 0 3 0 2 5 19 27 10

Hartlepools United 15 3 1 3 0 2 6 17 25 9

Chester 14 4 1 1 0 0 8 17 28 9

Oldham Athletic 15 1 1 5 2 1 5 17 37 8

Division Four Leading Goalscorers

15 - Terry Bly (Peterborough), George Hudson (Accrington), Frank Lord (Rochdale)
14 - Johnny Byrne (Crystal P.)

Source Notes
		Original Newspaper Reports The Football League Match by Match 1960/61 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2007 englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk